Related Party Transactions (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Related party transactions entered into for the time periods presented
Sales revenues		$ 198,068	$ 194,838
Service fee revenues	[1]	4,627	4,636
Purchases of product		134,508	101,953
Lease income	[2]	1,287	2,037
Labor and benefits reimbursement	[3]	3,690	3,898
Other expenses	[4]	0	149
Accounts receivable	[5]	19,999	19,066	$ 26,254
Accounts payable	[6]	$ 19,888	$ 16,124	$ 23,961

[1] Service fee revenues include management fees, corn origination fees, ethanol and distillers dried grains (DDG) marketing fees, and other commissions.

[2] Lease income includes the lease of the Company’s Albion, Michigan and Clymers, Indiana grain facilities as well as certain railcars to the various ethanol LLCs and IANR.

[3] The Company provides all operational labor to the unconsolidated ethanol LLCs and charges them an amount equal to the Company’s costs of the related services.

[4] Other expenses include payments to IANR for repair facility rent and use of its railroad reporting mark, payment to LTG for the lease of railcars and other various expenses.

[5] Accounts receivable represents amounts due from related parties for sales of corn, leasing revenue and service fees.

[6] Accounts payable represents amounts due to related parties for purchases of ethanol and other various items.